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Post by Merge on Jul 24, 2014 18:45:25 GMT
My hair has been stick straight all my life. In the past few years, I've had random wavy/curly patches pop up. The latest is the left side of my bangs. WTH? All of a sudden they have a tight wave, exactly like a marcel from the 20s - but just an inch-wide section of bangs. The rest of my bangs are still straight. I wear my bangs long and swept to the side, and I usually flat iron them, but in this humidity I've got the wavy/curl thing going on in that one spot after just a short time outside. I am having to pin my bangs back all the time, which is something I normally only do when exercising because it's NOT flattering on me. What gives? Anyone else had this happen? I'm 41 and it's been in the last five years that I've noticed this issue. I wouldn't mind at all having some wave/curl in my hair overall, but these random patches aren't a good look.  |
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 24, 2014 18:46:57 GMT
I think so. My hair used to be very thick and curly. These days it is frizzy, dry and getting thinner by the day. I look like one of those frizzy head old hippies.  |
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Post by smartypants71 on Jul 24, 2014 18:59:17 GMT
Even stick straight hair cannot resist this heat and humidity!  |
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Post by redrulz on Jul 24, 2014 19:01:57 GMT
I've noticed changes as well. I'm a natural red head (although ginger seems to be more accurate) with natural curly hair. After pregnancies my hair became less curly, but only in certain areas. It's a real pain to style.
I'm in my early 40's and have noticed my hair getting dryer, thinner, and my curl has lessened. My hair color is also not as vibrant either. :sigh:
I've never heard of hair getting curlier though. lol. That would be quite challenging if you are used to super straight hair.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 19:05:46 GMT
My hair used to be stick straight and quite thin.
It started getting curlier once I hit 40. Now that I'm nearly 46 it is curly enough that it looks like I have a perm. I've learned how to "manage" it (I often put it up or pull it back LOL) and I don't necessarily hate it. It just shocks me sometimes when I look in the mirror and say to myself "where did THAT come from"?
My only hair complaint is how dry it is becoming.
OP...I think your random, spotty curls will increase and eventually, you'll have them all over.
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Post by elaine on Jul 24, 2014 19:07:16 GMT
My hair is definitely getting curlier with age too! It has been very straight my whole life - I used to get body wave perms. In the past 5 years it has picked up quite a bit of wave on its own - I am 51 and my hair is down to my bra strap. I don't mind the wave, it is just different and I definite shave to style my bangs now.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 24, 2014 19:19:20 GMT
My hair is changing too. I think it must be to do with aging.
All of a sudden, I have strange, wiry hairs that will not be tamed by anything I do.
And that's to speak nothing of the gray and white hairs growing in.
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Post by padresfan619 on Jul 24, 2014 19:29:54 GMT
When my hair is long I can blow dry it straight with ease, but if I let it dry on its own it is wavy at the ends. This has only started in the last three years, I used to sleep on it while wet and I would still wake up with stick straight hair.
I recently cut my hair and now it stays straight, but it is poofy without a flat iron. It used to stick to the sides of my head perfectly smooth.
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Post by lumo on Jul 24, 2014 19:32:47 GMT
I'm in my late 30s and my hair is so much thinner than it used to be  I used to have ridiculously thick hair, but now it's all limp and thin. My hair color has changed over time as well (I'm a redhead)...I've gone through a few different shades. |
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Post by oldcrow on Jul 24, 2014 19:34:11 GMT
The curly/straight can be caused by hormones. Although I don't think I have run across anyone who has had patches of it but you never know.
Many other things can show in your hair such health problems and medications. And as we age it usually becomes thinner.
Don't you just love getting older.
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Post by christine58 on Jul 24, 2014 19:35:41 GMT
Sing it sista~~ My very straight thick hair has become VERY wavy over the last two years....55 years old and not even in menopause...CRAP...LOL
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Post by Montannie on Jul 24, 2014 19:37:59 GMT
Yes! My hair has picked up the odd wave, and is definitely much more prone to poufiness, especially with humidity.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 19:38:53 GMT
Mine changed from straight to wavy. Except not wavy enough to look good on it's own - just wavy enough for people to say "did you just get out of bed?"
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Post by ljs1691 on Jul 24, 2014 19:40:16 GMT
I have gone from curly all over except the very underside against my neck always had to be cut shorter so i didn't have straight pieces hanging out. Now at 41 it is barely wavy all over and the underside is kinky curly. Damn hormones! I could deal with it before but this version of my hair sucks.
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Post by I-95 on Jul 24, 2014 19:42:32 GMT
I used to have really thick, wavy/slightly curly, dark brown hair....then I had babies. Now I have skinny, straight, almost light brown hair. Who am I and what I have I done with me?
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Post by lisasahm on Jul 24, 2014 19:51:04 GMT
My hair has always been straight, but when I was young it had a slight wave to it. I don't have that any longer. It's thinner on the top, but thankfully my hair has always been so thick that I'm the only one who notices. I'm about 60% gray but I use body-grade henna to color my hair, so it's a dark red with deep orange "highlights" where the lighter grays are at. Overall I like my hair, except for the random crinkle hairs. I don't know how else to describe them. If I run my fingers through my hair, everything is nice and soft, then WHAM. I feel this hair that has tiny bumps and crinkles. When I look at that hair, it's like it has been crimped with the tiniest crimping iron from hell, uneven jagged crimps. These hairs do not straighten. I don't have too many but I'm sure they are increasing as I get older. Getting older does suck. |
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Post by back to *pea*ality on Jul 24, 2014 19:55:23 GMT
Oh yeah, just another benefit of perimenopause. I would't mind having curly hair if it was wavy from root to tip. But the half straight, half wavy bozo look - ugh. So, now I have keratin treatments.
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Post by ~Susan~ on Jul 24, 2014 20:01:24 GMT
I've always had body and a little wave to my hair, but after each of my pregnancies it noticed these really black, course, curly hairs. Well, now those are turning into curly white hairs. They look like little cork screws popping up all over my head  They are also very resistant to hair dye, so I just started "highlighting" to help blend those in. |
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Post by lambchop on Jul 24, 2014 20:02:49 GMT
Mine changed from straight to wavy. Except not wavy enough to look good on it's own - just wavy enough for people to say "did you just get out of bed?"
This is me too. I am donating my hair next week, so I am hoping that once it doesn't have as much weight it might wave better on it's own. Or it will just be more work since I probably won't be able to put it up in a ponytail. |
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Post by Linda on Jul 24, 2014 20:02:59 GMT
I had just a hint of a wave to my hair when I was younger - I have corkscrew curls now in my 40s
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Post by mtscrapper on Jul 24, 2014 20:08:50 GMT
I have always had wavy hair but with stupid waves that I couldn't do anything with. Now that I'm older, the waves are much more pronounced and more of them - almost full curls. I go some days with just letting it go wavy, and my husband really likes it that way. I prefer the straight-ironed look, but it is a pain to do and really dries out my hair. Since the last time I got it cut, I probably have gone 50/50 with wavy/straight, and my hair isn't as dry and damaged.
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Post by lbp on Jul 24, 2014 20:39:14 GMT
YES!!! My stick straight hair is now very wavy. I am 53. I always thought the little old ladies with short curls had their hair permed. Now I'm not so sure! |
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Post by mdoc on Jul 24, 2014 20:47:45 GMT
I always had curl to my hair - unfortunately one side did ringlets and the other side did waves so I couldn't wear it in its naturally curly state. Since I hit 45 or thereabouts, my hair has gotten much straighter. It's not stick straight, but it's pretty darn close.
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Post by Merge on Jul 24, 2014 20:49:41 GMT
Even stick straight hair cannot resist this heat and humidity! It's awful! But the rest of my hair just goes limp in this weather - except for this wavy spot in my bangs. I also have wavy spots on my left temple and in the back, but those kind of blend in. I made an appointment to have my hair cut/colored tomorrow to see if that will help. |
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 24, 2014 20:54:41 GMT
Mine was a mass of orange corkscrews when I was a child. It is much straighter now. And less orange.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jul 24, 2014 20:58:12 GMT
Gwad what I would do to get some curls!! All I have noticed is I also have strange, wiry hairs grey hairs on top of my head. I have a beautiful "Anna" (Frozen) streak in my hair as well.
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Post by moosedogtoo on Jul 24, 2014 21:01:31 GMT
My hair has been a disaster my entire life. It was mostly straight, but had a few "bent" places if that makes sense. I had to blow dry it every day, which sucked. It seems like the instant I turned 40, my hair took on a very nice bit of waviness that I just love. Now I don't have to blow dry if I don't want to and it still looks good.  |
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Post by birukitty on Jul 24, 2014 21:03:43 GMT
I blame it on the hormones.
My sister had stick straight hair until she hit her teens. The she went very curly, and it's very curly to this day (she's 45). Corkscrew curls almost, but very pretty.
I've had straight hair all my life. Then I hit menopause 2 years ago. Now if I get my hair wet it dries by itself into waves, almost curls, but waves. I loved it at first, but now in the heat it's a hassle and I want my straight hair back which was much easier to control.
Debbie in MD,
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Post by gmcwife1 on Jul 24, 2014 21:04:22 GMT
I think so. My hair used to be very thick and curly. These days it is frizzy, dry and getting thinner by the day. I look like one of those frizzy head old hippies. I did an overnight conditioner last night (the benefit of dh working nights) and then today it's been misty so I look like a big cotton swab  And yes, a co-worker and I were talking about it and our hair does change as we age! |
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Post by Cheesy on Jul 24, 2014 22:10:28 GMT
Yep, all of the above!
And even though my hair is still as thick, now my eyebrows are thinning and the remaining hairs are going all "old man crazy" on me. They are coarse and curve the wrong way, and I have trouble finding brow products that work.
But on the plus side, the old moustache is going gangbusters!!
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I used to have ridiculously thick hair, but now it's all limp and thin.
They are also very resistant to hair dye, so I just started "highlighting" to help blend those in.
